BBC Business
Isle of Man Election: Cost of Living Crisis Dominates, Because What Else Would It Be?
Isle of Man election: everyone's broke, businesses are struggling, and the foodbank's doubling down - who's ready to fix this mess?
2026-09-07
BBC Business
2026-09-01
BBC Politics
Burnham Promises More Devolution and Public Control of Essential Services, Promises to Fix Decades of 'Wrong Turns'
Burnham's first Commons address as PM: a plan for more devolution, public control of essentials, and a promise to fix the 'wrong turns' since the 1980s, while Badenoch rolls her eyes.
2026-07-19
BBC Politics
Andy Burnham's Wardrobe Faces Its Toughest Test Yet: The House of Commons Tie Rule
Andy Burnham's transition from Manchester mayor to PM forces a wardrobe reckoning: will the king of casuals surrender to the tie, or keep his Adidas trainers in No 10?
2026-07-06
BBC Politics
Veteran MP Sir George Howarth Dies at 77; Tributes Flow In, Many From People Who Also Have 'Sir' in Their Title
Sir George Howarth, a Labour MP for nearly 38 years and a knight of the realm, has died at 77, prompting a cascade of tributes from fellow knights and one Dan Jarvis.
2026-06-01
BBC Politics
Government Braces for 1,000 Pages of 'Excruciating' Mandelson WhatsApps: The Boomerang of Bad News Strikes Again
Government braces for 1,000 pages of excruciating Mandelson WhatsApps, because nothing says 'diplomatic transparency' like your boss's sycophantic texts hitting the Commons.
2026-05-19
BBC Business
HS2 Costs to Top £100bn; Trains to Arrive at Their Destination Slightly Less Fast, Possibly by 2040
HS2 will cost up to £102.7bn, trains will be slower, and the full service won't run until the 2040s - but hey, at least the government is angry about it.
2026-05-13
BBC Politics
Standards Watchdog Launches Probe Into Whether Nigel Farage's £5m Gift Was Too Generous to Declare
Nigel Farage faces a standards probe over a £5m gift he says he didn't have to declare because it arrived before he became an MP - because timing is everything, especially with money.
2026-05-05
BBC Politics
Nigel Farage Insists £5m Gift Was 'Purely Private,' Which Definitely Means It's Fine
Nigel Farage insists a £5m gift from a billionaire is 'purely private' and not subject to parliamentary rules, while everyone else raises an eyebrow.
2026-04-27
BBC Politics
Starmer Faces Vote on Inquiry Over Mandelson Vetting Claims - Because Nothing Says 'Due Process' Like a Parliamentary Stunt
Keir Starmer faces a parliamentary vote on whether to investigate his claims about Lord Mandelson's vetting - because nothing says 'due process' like a political stunt before local elections.
2026-04-24
BBC Health
Assisted Dying Bill to Run Out of Time as Lords Hold Final Debate - Turns Out Unelected Chambers Have Opinions Too
The assisted dying bill collapses in the Lords after 1,200+ amendments and 17 months of parliamentary ping-pong - proving that even in death, bureaucracy finds a way.
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